Part 1: Back Up Data using Windows Server Backup

In this first part of the lab, you will practice backing up data using the Windows Server Backup (wbadmin) tool.

First, you will need to install the Windows Server Backup feature. You can install the Windows Server Backup feature using the Server Manager GUI or PowerShell. For the purposes of this lab, you will use PowerShell.

1. On the taskbar, right-click the Windows Start icon and select Windows PowerShell (Admin) to open a PowerShell window.
   
   When prompted, click Yes to continue.
   
2. At the PowerShell prompt, type Install-WindowsFeature Windows-Server-Backup and press Enter to install the Windows Server Backup feature.
   
   You will see a confirmation when the installation is complete.
   

   

3. At the PowerShell prompt, type wbadmin.msc and press Enter to open the wbadmin console.
   

   

4. In the left pane, click Local Backup, then wait for the center pane to refresh.
   

   

5. In the Actions pane, select Backup Schedule to open the Backup Schedule Wizard.
   
6. On the Getting Started page, click Next to continue.
   
7. On the Select Backup Configuration Page, select the Custom radio button, then click Next to continue.
   

   

8. On the Select Items for Backups page, click Add Items to open the Select Items dialog box.
   
9. In the Select Items dialog box, expand Local disk (C:) and click the checkbox for the Sales folder, then click OK.
   

   

   On the Select Backup Configuration page, you should now see C:\Sales is selected for backup.
   
10. On the Select Backup Configuration page, click Next to continue.
    
11. On the Specify Backup Time page, change the Time of Day field to 12:00 AM, then click Next.
    
    The backup of C:\Sales will run once a day at 12:00 AM.
    

    

12. On the Specify Destination Type page, select the Back up to a volume radio button, then click Next to continue.
    

    

13. On the Select a Destination Volume page, click Add to open the Add Volumes dialog box.
    
14. In the Add Volumes dialog box, select Backups (D:) and click OK.
    

    

    On the Select a Destination Volume page, you should now see the Backups (D:) volume is selected as the backup destination for the C:\Sales folder.
    
15. On the Select a Destination Volume page, click Next to continue.
    
    To answer the questions in the Tasks pane, take note of the Used Space on the D: drive.
    
16. On the Confirmation page, click Finish to continue.
    
17. On the Summary page, click Close to close the Backup Schedule Wizard.
    
    In the wbadmin console, you should see that there is now a scheduled backup in the Status section (you may need to scroll down).
    

    

18. In the Actions pane, click Backup Schedule… to open the Backup Schedule Wizard.
    
    You can use this wizard to change your scheduled backup or stop your backup from running. For the purposes of this lab, you will cancel your scheduled backup and run a one-time backup instead.
    
19. On the Modify Scheduled Backup Settings page, select the Stop backup radio button and click Next to continue.
    

    

20. On the Confirmation page, click Finish to continue.
    
    When prompted, click Yes to continue.
    
21. On the Summary page, click Close to continue.
    
    In the wbadmin console, you should no longer see a scheduled backup in the Status section.
    
    You can also run back ups from the command line. In the next steps, you will perform a one-time backup of the Sales folder using a PowerShell command.
    
22. In the PowerShell window, type wbadmin start backup -backupTarget:D: -include:C:\Sales and press Enter to create a one-time backup of the Sales folder on C:\ .
    

    

    When prompted, type Y and press Enter to continue. Wait for the backup to complete.
    
    To answer the questions in the Tasks pane, take note of the directory where the backup log file was saved.

Part 2: Recover Data using Windows Server Backup

In the next steps, you will delete the Sales folder, as well as the backup you created. You will then restore the Sales folder using an existing backup on the D: drive.

1. Open the File Explorer, then navigate to the C:\ drive and delete the Sales folder.
   
2. In the File Explorer, navigate to the D:\ drive and delete the WindowsImageBackup file.
   
3. In the File Explorer, right-click the WindowsImageBackup.zip file and select Extract All… from the context menu.
   
4. In the Select a Destination… dialog box, replace the file path with D:\ and click Extract.
   

   

   Note: Be sure that you've replaced the default file path with D:\ - you will not be able to complete the lab otherwise.
5. In the wbadmin console, click Recover… to open the Recovery Wizard.
   
6. On the Getting Started page, click the A backup stored on another location radio button, then click Next to continue.
   
7. On the Specify Location Type page, click Next to accept the default and continue.
   
8. On the Select Backup Location page, click Next to accept the default and continue.
   
9. On the Select Server page, select the EC2 Server, then click Next to continue.
   
10. On the Select Backup Date page, click Next to accept the default and continue.
    
11. On the Select Recovery Type page, click Next to accept the default (Files and Folders) and continue.
    
12. On the Select Items to Recover page, navigate to the C:\Sales folder and select it, then click Next to continue.
    

    

13. On the Specify Recovery Options page, under Recovery Destination, type C:\ and click Next to continue.
    
14. On the Confirmation page, note the location where files will be recovered, then click Recover.
    
15. When the recovery is complete, click Close to close the Recovery Wizard.
    
    In the wbadmin console, you should see the file recovery job was successful.
    
16. In the File Explorer, open the Company Holidays.rtf file to retrieve the flag for the questions in the Tasks pane.